Chinese Pearl Meatballs
"These tasty meatballs are easy to make. Wonderful for your Chinese New Year celebration or as an addition to a holiday buffet. Some folks dye the glutinous rice with red or green for a holiday touch. Another serving idea is to whisk together 1/4 cup soy sauce, 1 tablespoon sesame oil, and garlic to taste and sprinkle over the meatballs, rice, and some steamed vegetables."
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
Counts 11 of 12 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 11 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Pork | 100g cooked | 242 |
| Rice | 1 cup cooked (158g) white | 206 |
| Onion | 1 medium (110g) | 44 |
| Wine | 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) | 25 |
| Chinese Cabbage | 1 cup shredded (89g) | 22 |
| Soy Sauce | 1 tbsp (15ml) | 9 |
| Black Pepper | 1 tsp ground (2.3g) | 6 |
| Garlic | 1 clove (3g) | 4 |
| Ginger | 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) | 2 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Water | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup uncooked glutinous (sticky) white rice, rinsed
- 2/3 pound ground pork
- 2 tablespoons water
- 1 tablespoon Chinese cooking wine
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 dash ground black pepper
- 2 leaves Chinese cabbage